“With distrust came suspicion and with suspicion came fear, and with fear came hate–and these, in already distorted minds, inflamed a hell.”
― To The Last Man: 8 Western Novels – Collection
Since the dawn of social media, Nashville’s education leaders have chosen to utilize the platform as a means to division instead of unification. Some will say, they are just using it as designed. There may be some truth to that, but if you look around you can find plenty of examples where people have not given in to their worst angels, and have instead chosen to use their public words to educate and inspire, instead of as a weapon against perceived enemies.
Memphis’s Joris Ray and Maury County’s Ryan Jackson are two social media presences that instantly come to mind. Jackson is singularly focused on the positive, and while Ray will sometimes defend his district against detractors, he always does so with an eye towards the larger picture. It’s that sense of scope that has been missing in Nashville’s education leaders for nearly a decade,
In the beginning, the fight was between charter school proponents and opponents. It seemed every other night there was another bitter exchange between people who all swore they were committed to the same thing – what was best for kids. Much to my chagrin, I participated in more than a few of CONTINUE READING: DISCRETION AS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR – Dad Gone Wild